lock
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3.7
- noun
- /lɑk/
:
mechón
- Well, I thought I felt someone cut off a lock of my hair.
- a lock of hair
- curly locks
- long locks
I've had my lock since I was three.
- I've had my lock since I was three.
Examples
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She wore her long, flowing locks down her back, dancing in the breeze.
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Her right hand twiddled a lock of hair, and her left drummed impatiently on the immaculate tablecloth.
Fiction book (1990) -
Take a good look at these long locks while you still can.
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Then she took a lock of her now-black hair and looked at it.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm just going to brush through my locks and just for good luck.
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Now he's got another amulet: a lock of his brother's blond hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
Edwina smiled happily as she pushed away a lock of her dark, shining hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
What pretty locks you’ve got there!
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The blond woman nodded, tucking back a lock of wet hair that had fallen onto her forehead.
Fiction book (1991) -
The stylist curled the locks of hair to create a beautiful updo for the wedding.
Synonyms
76
1.0
A lock of hair shaped into a small spiral
5
4.0
A small curl of hair that forms a ring
1
7.9
A long lock of hair often braided or hanging over the shoulder
A small curled piece of hair, thread, or other thin material
A long piece of hair worn, often by men in the past, to show love
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
- Specialized
1
7.4
A stop in the fuel moving to a car engine because heat makes gas bubbles
1
2.3
A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
- Specialized
A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
- Specialized
A part of a canal with gates that raises or lowers boats by changing the water level
- Specialized
A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
- Formal
A right for a friendly investor to buy key assets before others to stop a takeover
- Specialized
A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
- US
A long piece of hair left on top of a shaved head, worn in some Indigenous North American cultures
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lock for a curl of hair comes from an old English word locc meaning 'curl' or 'tuft'. So a single shiny 'lock' of hair is a small, separate piece that stands out, which is why we still call a curl a 'lock'.